Police: Ohio man damaged grounds at NY school

Published: August 24, 2012 6:45AM

SAUGERTIES, N.Y. (AP) -- Police in a Hudson Valley town say it will be easier to prosecute a former resident for using his vehicle to damage landscaping at a school because he videotaped the vandalism.

Saugerties (SAW'-ger-teez) police tell the Daily Freeman of Kingston (http://bit.ly/Pcg6iF) that they arrested 20-year-old Brian Marzec of Cleveland early Tuesday morning and charged him with felony criminal mischief.

Authorities say Marzec drove his pickup truck in circles on the lawn at an elementary school, spinning his tires and tearing up the grass. Police say it was the second straight night someone had driven on the grounds, causing thousands of dollars in damage.

Police say Marzec had a video camera mounted on the front of his truck.